Town of Salem

Town of Salem
Developer(s) BlankMediaGames, LLC
Platform(s) Browser, Steam (software)
Release date(s) December 15, 2014
Genre(s)

Party

strategy
Mode(s) Multiplayer

Town of Salem is an online multiplayer game that was inspired by the popular party game Mafia, as well as the StarCraft 2 mod which is also called Mafia;[1] the name 'Town of Salem' is based on the infamous Salem Witch Trials. Town of Salem challenges players to convincingly deceive others and make alliances in order to win.[2] The game can be played through browser (free-to-play) or the purchasable Steam version.[3] Town of Salem is built in Flash Action Script with servers written in C++.[4]

Gameplay

The game ranges from 7 to 15 players, and can be played in multiple modes that vary the gameplay. The players are randomly divided into three main teams; the town, the mafia, and neutrals. At the start of each game, players pick a fake name or are assigned a random one for that round.

While all Town players don't know the roles of other players in a game, members of the Mafia know the names of other Mafia members,[5] and Vampires know the names of fellow Vampires.

Phases

The game is divided into 2 main phases during which players may use their roles' abilities, depending on each individual role.[6] The game consists night and day, each lasting a specific amount of time (depending on the game mode).

Day

The day phase allows the Town members to discuss who they suspect of being an evil role. Once the voting phase starts a majority vote from the town will put someone on trial. The Jailor, who can choose to jail someone for the following night, the Mayor, who can reveal themselves for three votes, and any Mediums who have died and still have a seance can use their abilities during the day. On Day 1, the Day Phase skips the voting phase and goes into Night Phase for that day.

Vote

During this phase, players may vote another player to be lynched. The amount of votes needed for a player to be lynched and initiate the Defense phase depends on the number of players alive.

In order to vote someone up to the stand, there must be more than 50% of the player count voting for them to be lynched. If the player voted up is later declared innocent, then another vote may take place. The Vote Phase will go to Night if no player is voted to be lynched after a short time. If a player is lynched, the day immediately procedes to the Night.

Defense

The defense phase is a part of the session where the victim that has been voted can talk while all other players are silenced. If the said player has been blackmailed by a blackmailer, whatever he/she types into the chat will come up as 'I am blackmailed' to both himself/herself and the other players. This also carries over to the judgement phase.

Judgement

During this phase, the town will vote on the fate of the defendant. Players can vote guilty, innocent or abstain (not vote). If there are more guilty votes than innocent votes the defendant is sentenced to death. If the defendant is voted innocent or there is a tie in the voting, the game goes back to the Vote phase and another player (even the previous defendant) may be lynched depending on how much time is left.

Night

The night phase is when most roles can use their abilities. Serial Killers stab people, Doctors can choose to heal a person who may be attacked, Sheriffs can interrogate player for suspicious activity, and so on. Every second night there is a Full Moon, which enables the Werewolf role to use their night ability. Players cannot normally communicate during the night phase with the exception of the following: Mafia members, who have a private chat screen that only other mafia and Spies can see; Vampires, who have the same ability to talk privately, but their conversations can be listened to by a Vampire Hunter; Mediums, who may speak with the dead; and the Jailor, who may converse with the player that they have decided to jail

Spectate

This phase is initiated for a player after the player's death. The player may spectate the game until it ends; if the player's role is Medium, the player may pick one living player and talk to him/her during the Night phase. If there is a Medium alive, the players in the Spectate phase may talk to him/her during the night. Retributionist may revive 1 dead town player who has not yet left the game. After being executed via lynching, the Jester may choose one remaining town member to haunt, and kill. The Spectators are technically ghosts. When chatting, no living player will be able to hear the dead except for the Medium.

Roles

Town of Salem has 26 common roles and 7 unique roles ensuring a different experience each time you play. Before a game starts players are put into a lobby and, in the event of a custom game, the host can select what roles will be in the game. Players are then assigned roles at random the the wheel, which displays all roles, but only the roles available in the game are able to be assigned. The chances of receiving a certain role can be increased (but not guaranteed) by using certain scrolls. Players have an in-game role card that explains their role's abilities and alignments.[7]

Role types

In Town of Salem, there are multiple sub-types of roles with certain characteristics; these include but may not be limited to:

References

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  1. ↑ "Town of Salem Overview by Small Bomb". Giant Bomb. Retrieved 19 April 2015.
  2. ↑ "IGF article". Independent Games Festival. Retrieved 19 April 2015.
  3. ↑ "Town of Salem on Steam". Steam. Retrieved 19 April 2015.
  4. ↑ "Town of Salem Interview with Programmers at SGC 2014". YouTube. Retrieved 19 April 2015.
  5. ↑ "IndieDB Overview of Town of Salem". IndieDB. Retrieved 19 April 2015.
  6. ↑ "Town of Salem Website". BlankMediaGames. Retrieved 19 April 2015.
  7. ↑ "Town of Salem Role List by Game Genius". Game Genius. Retrieved 19 April 2015.
  8. ↑ "Town of Salem (Video Game) - TV Tropes". tvtropes.org. Retrieved 2016-01-16.

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